Highlight Events
22 May - 6 June 2015
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C IR C U S
London Circa Philharmonic S Orchestra
Monday 25 May 7.30pm
with Jaime Martín and Narek Hakhnazaryan Thursday 4 June 7.30pm Salisbury Cathedral £42, £36, £30, £24, £18, £12 The world-class London Philharmonic Orchestra visits one of Britain’s finest medieval cathedrals with a bespoke programme that explores the themes of love, lust and tragedy, and evokes the Middle Eastern theme of this year’s Festival. Tchaikovsky’s enchanting fantasy-overture Romeo and Juliet and Dvorak’s ever-popular Cello Concerto prepare us for an exotic journey across the raging seas and through the bustling bazaars of Scheherazade, Rimsky-Korsakov’s colourful musical depiction of the Arabian Nights, perhaps the composer’s best-known and best-loved work and one in which he effortlessly demonstrates his brilliant mastery of orchestration.
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City Hall, Salisbury £22.50, £17.50, £12
Under 18s £5 off
Join Australia’s leading circus company Circa as they push the boundaries of acrobatics in a daring musical performance. Inspired by the curves, symmetries and plurality of the letter S, S will fill the stage with the raw immediacy of performers tested to their physical and emotional limits. Extending the possibilities of human strength and flexibility through an astonishing display of complex acrobatics, S features seven extraordinary performers who bend, fly, contort and hang – sometimes alone and at others in a tangle of bodies. Set to a powerful soundtrack including music by Kimmo Pohjonen and the Kronos Quartet, S is sinuous, seductive, sophisticated, sensual and savage…
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Shakespeare’s Elvis Costello Globe Theatre Saturday 30 May 8pm
King John
City Hall, Salisbury £49.50, £42.50
Wednesday 27 – Saturday 30 May 7pm Salisbury Cathedral £25 | Under 18s £15
All Tickets Unreserved
Following a series of sell-out performances at last year’s Festival, we proudly welcome back Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. This internationally acclaimed theatre company will perform Shakespeare’s King John, a tale of social upheaval, war and family feuding, set against the haunting backdrop of one of England’s finest medieval cathedrals.
From the pub back-rooms of 1970s London to the music theatres of Nashville, Grammy Award winner and Music Hall of Fame inductee Elvis Costello is one of contemporary music’s greats. Don’t miss this special opportunity to see the legendary singer/ songwriter draw upon 35 years of back catalogue in his much-lauded solo show. Presented in partnership with City Hall, Salisbury.
Please note that Festival Friends’ Presented in partnership with Salisbury Cathedral as part of a yeardiscounts do not apply to this event. long celebration marking the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, this production of King John will be presented on a traverse stage in the Cathedral nave, just a few feet away from the finest surviving copy of the charter, and alongside the tomb of King John’s half-brother, William Longspée. I S TA N B U L Ü N I V E R S I T E S
King John is co-produced by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and Royal & Derngate Northampton
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Israel in Egypt
Trio Joubran
La Nuova Musica
Saturday 6 June 7.30pm
Tuesday 2 June 7.30pm
Salisbury Playhouse £17.50
Salisbury Cathedral £30, £25, £20, £15, £12 Handel’s Israel in Egypt is one of the composer’s finest English language oratorios, using Biblical texts from Exodus and the Psalms to tell the story of Moses leading the Israelites from Egypt to freedom. Referencing the 2015 Festival’s focus on the Middle East, this choral masterpiece packed with musical drama will sing out in the majestic surroundings of Salisbury Cathedral. Working under its charismatic music director David Bates, La Nuova Musica is one of the UK’s leading vocal and instrumental ensembles, specialising in music from the Renaissance and the Baroque.
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Descended from four generations of oud makers and players, the three brothers of Trio Joubran have transformed the Arabic lute into a passion. All three are masters of their craft, effortlessly weaving magical sounds packed with lyrical precision and an underlying energy that draws those that listen into their artistic world. Part of the 2015 Festival’s spotlight on the Middle East, Trio Joubran’s appearance will appeal to world music fans both new and familiar, as well as rewarding broader audiences who like to try something new or different.
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Sir Christopher and Lady Benson To book tickets visit:
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Festival Friends booking opens:
Tuesday 2 December
General public booking opens:
Tuesday 9 December Salisbury Arts Festival